of binghamton



n. L. WEARNE.

" WASHING MACHINE.

" APPLICATION FI LE'D' BEG-3? 19H;

Patented Oct. 21,1919.

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R. L. wmmz. WASHENG MASHINE.

APPLICATION FILED 956.34 19H.

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Patented Oct.'21,1919.

' Original application filed March 18,1915, Serial 110. 15,228, (new l'atent No.' 1,147,$86, dated July 80,- 1915'.) Divided and applioatioii Med May 18, 1915,'8eria1 Ho. 27,8. This application flied December 8, 1917, Serial No. 206,228, which is a continuation of application Serial 110. 27,897, 11611 Kay 18, 1015. i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that. I, RIoHARoLnoomoA'r WEARNE, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding at Binghamton, in the county of 6 Broome and State of New York, have invented anew and useful Washing-Machine, of which the following is a speclfication.

This invention relates to washing machines. t

provide a novel form of tub or container coiiperatingwith a support of peculiar construction whereby a compound movement is imparted to the tub while being swung 16 back and forth, this compound movement producing a novel action of the water upon the fabric, due to the peculiar configuration of the tub or container.v v

A further object is to provide a mechanism' of this-character which will operate, during each'movementof the tub, to toss a large pro ortion of the contents of the tub upwardy so that it willbe deflected backwardly and dashed through the fabrics and along a portion of the bottom of the tub or container carrying portions of the fabric therewith so that said 'fabric will be thoroughly rubbed and cleansed, the water, in its circulation, describing a figure 8.

View, which will appear as the description roceeds, the invention resides in the -com-' scribed and claimed, it being understood within the scopeof what is claimed, without de arting irom the spirit of the invention.

the accom nying 'drawin ferred form of t e invention has een shown. 'In'said drawin Figure 1 is a side elevation of that portion of a washing machine constitutin the present invention, the tub or container sing shown inits normal or'intermediate porn-1 tio'm. Fig. 2 is aside elevation oi a 'ortion of thestructure in Fig. 1 an show-.

in the tub at one limit of its movement. g. 3 is a central longitudinal-section through the tub when inits normal posiand;0l1twa.1'dl y as at 20 and sol ered or teen.

One of the objects of the invention -is to spiders 6 are formed integra With the foregoing and other objects inmation and arrangement of parts and in the details of constructionhereinafter 'dethe pie at one extreme position and indicating by 56 dotted lines the direction of the current of water while f being dashed against and through thefabrics to cleanse the fabrics and to drag them over a portion of the bottom of the tub r container. v 6 Referring to thefigures by characters of reference 1, designates the supportin arms mounted to swing about the ivot s aft 2,

these arms bein arran d wit in a frame 3 which carries t e sha 2. Said arms extend to opposite sides of a tub. or container 4' and journaled within the upperends of the arms are trunnions 5 extending from s iders 6 which are fixedly secured to the sides of the tub. Each of these spiders pref- 7 erabl consists of an upwardlyand downward y extending arm and of additional arms extending on'gitudinally of thetubi These lastnamed arms which have been indicated at 7, are provided, close to the ends 7' of the tub, with outstanding ears 8 towhich are secured the outer ends of the springs 9. The inner ends of these springs are attached to the free ends of fingers 10 extendin o posite directions from the upper 'en soft e members 1.

The downwardly extendin arms 11jof the V with reinforc-r ing strips 12 which are secured to the sidesof the tub or container 4 adjacent to the bottom 86 thereof and are provided, at-their centers,

' tinuous 'stri 10f sheet metal constituting the v end" walls 1 andthje bottom i8 ofjthetub.

. 'l he intermediate portio of this strip of metal iorming the bottom -18' of the. tub

is bent to form an lar transverse corruations which are ispos'ed in stepped, Ie ation from a int in line with t e tr'u'n-- nions 1e and ownwardly in opposite di- 10a 'rections, the lowermost com 7 tions merging into the curved walls 17. achterminal portion of the strip forming the bottom and end'walls is bent downwardly the upper end-of the adjacent side wall,'as

shown .at 19 and is thencurved u wardly otherwise secured to the end' walls 17 *7 that it will constitute a continuation of the inner surface of the end wall and form an involute curve. The space between the downwardly extending portions 19 is adapted to receive the flan s 21 ex'tendi from a 010- sure 22 design to rest at its e upon the top portions "of the walls of t e conta ner and which closure may be provided with a handle 23.

lmportance is attached to the articular construction and arrangement o'f't je bottom of the tub. It will be noted that the central nions 13, the walls of this depressiondiyerg u wardly and terminating inthe para l b l rid 8' angles of all of the'corruga-tions are-inter sected or bisected by planes diverging from,

the centerof the shaft 2 as willrbe a parentby referring foregoing app iesof course to the structure when the parts are in-their normal positions. This arrangement" results. in -the difi'erent' corrugation being successivelybrought to 7 position to throw water outwardly and upwardly against theadjacentendwalls 17 and the inwarflly'curved portions 20.. -This will result in the upwardly tossed water bedeflected, inwardly and downwardly b i iio the. fabrics in the container ort'tub so as to be driven throu h. the I fabrics and at the same time drive-t e vfabrics along the opposed corrugated -portionsof'thebottom 18. The fabrics will thus be rubbed fund at the same time the loosened dirt will be separated therefrom by the water circulating through them. On the completion of the tiltin motion of the tub in onedirection it w 1 be abruptlytilted initlie oppo-fl site direction, thus .to. reverse the motion or the. water so that thecun'ents "set uplwill be substantiallyhaped like the, figure B. 4 Obviously the pivotal center .13 of the'tub.

will swi about the axis 2 during ,thefiactuation '0 said tub, .'but,fas th ?center of p the bottom ofthe tub-is anchored to an .'ex-

tent by the links 1145 this swir ifingaction; of

Q the pivots or trunnions 13 w I at the same time result in the rotation ot the tub about the pivots 13. In other words when the suprting members 1 are swun 'to'the left as in Fi 1 the trunnions 5 will move there with ut'the trunnion's or pivot studs 13 will. remain practically stationary. .This will result in a quicknpward swinging right-hand portion of the bottomo the tubthrown upwar y andoutjwandly in the manner hereinbefore stated-and then dashed inwardly.

The tub can be actuated suitable of the adjacent corrugations. The,

articularly to Fig; Theand having t tub I inward;

of the .as my own,-I' haveheretol a tune m the presence of twowitnesdes.

Wltli the resglllt that the waterwill beimechanism. For example an arm 24 can'be erial No, 27,897, said latter appl cation and consequently this present application', bein a division of my prions, plication' Seria No. 15,222; filed on MarcE JSth,

1915, now Patent No. 1,147,285,-.dated July v 20th,191 5; a a

depression of the cor'rguated bottom has its lowermost portion inline with the trunter thereof and end walls curved upwardly from the ends ofthe stepped bottom and vheving' their u per portionscurved inwardly and'downwar ly andoverhanging the ends of the-steppedportion of the bottom, the

inner surfaces 0 said end walls being free from transverse corrugations or obstructions throughout.

posed members abrupt tilting 2. The combination with 0 mounted for swinging an movement, of a tub interposed between and movable with said members and including side walls, a bottom having transversecorrugatlcnsi'angular in cross section and disposed. in stepped relationdownwardly from th'e'center of the bottom, end walls curved upwardly and inwardly from and integral with the end rtions of the steppedbotto n eir upper portions curved inwardly and downwardly-fend overhanging the end ste s of the. bottom, the inner surfaces of mi end walls being free fromtransverse corrugations or obstructions throughout.

"ofii'having side walls'pa bottom ring transverse an lar corrugations arranged in ten t roof, and end walls ,the inner surfaces tomand having their'upper portions curved and.- downwardly toward the stepped" ,ottom, whereby substantially a fig- ,ure B'motion" is imparted. to the contents of said-tubwhen-it is oscillated, 1

t In" testimony that I claim the foregoing fixed my signa- 1 m D fltlr wl'iarn. Wit: v GEORGE DAvrs,

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step ed relation downwardlyfro'm the cen- I of which'are free, fronij transverse corrugations 'orobstructions throu hou'tancl curved upwardly from the ends 0 the stepped bote 

